The Essential Elements of the Detective Story, 1820-1891

Panek, LeRoy Lad/ Bendel-Simso, Mary M.

McFarland & Co Inc（2017/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 256 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781476666990
• DDC分類 813.08720903

Full Description

Until recently, only a privileged few could read the rare, early writings that formed the basis of detective fiction in America and made it one of the most popular literary genres of the 19th century. Drawing on the unprecedented access provided by digital collections of period newspapers and magazines, this book examines detective fiction during its formative years, focusing on such crucial elements as setting, lawyers and the law, physicians and forensics, women as victims and heroes, crime and criminals, and police and detectives.

Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Setting

2. Law and Lawyers

3. Physicians and Forensics

4. Women and Detectives

5. Crime and Criminals

6. Detectives and Their Stories

Afterword

Appendix: Women Writers

Bibliography

Index